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00:05This time, on Highway Through Hell, off-road, and up a tree, reliable gets tricky, on a blind
00:20curve, Jamie heads upstream, and holiday cheer, for the biggest toy run ever, in Hope BC, Christmas
00:44is in the air.
00:54Drivers on Highway 1, push to get home for the holidays, but stuck on a blind corner, a disabled
01:11utility truck, called to the scene, Jamie Davis, is on a mission to retrieve it, with swamper,
01:34Martin Steffek.
01:36Yep.
01:38A service truck has lost its back wheels, it's on an off-ramp, and on a bad corner.
01:45With drivers racing by, Jamie, takes control of the traffic.
01:56For me, this job is all about safety.
01:59We're on a bad corner, you don't have good line of sight here.
02:03No!
02:04No, more.
02:05More.
02:06I'm going to oversee everything.
02:08There.
02:08That'll keep it.
02:12Okay.
02:13Let's go.
02:16But on the narrow six foot shoulder.
02:19It's dangerous, you know.
02:20In a 100 kilometer per hour zone.
02:25Drivers on the holiday rush.
02:27They don't seem to slow down for us, and they shouldn't move over.
02:32Pose a close threat.
02:33It's our lives too, you know that matter.
02:37Very easily, this truck could be hit by another truck coming around the corner.
02:41Oh my lord.
02:44Doesn't see it, bang.
02:46There's just going to be flagging for a bit.
02:50Please slow down.
03:16On highway one through Hope.
03:18So just take that one up.
03:20Okay.
03:20As far as you can go.
03:22Just five minutes from his yard.
03:24We're going to block the whole off ramp, Bob.
03:27Jamie and his team handle their own traffic control.
03:31You can't see coming around that blind corner.
03:34To remove a utility truck from a bad spot.
03:39I want you to stay about right in here.
03:42Yeah.
03:43But with no rear axle, they can't lift it from the front.
03:47In order to pick this thing up by the back end, the tow truck's actually got to be facing the
03:51wrong way in traffic.
03:53Signaling to drivers ahead of the corner, Jamie will block off the exit.
03:58Enabling his wrecker to drive the wrong way down the off ramp to the wreck.
04:08Okay you guys, you can come up now.
04:11With the off ramp closed.
04:14Oh, here we go.
04:15Long haul expert Mark Richards drives against the flow in a 35 ton record.
04:24I could not hook up to the front of this vehicle because it's his rear that's gone.
04:29I'm left with no choice.
04:31I have to go the wrong way on the highway.
04:35Let's do it.
04:36Also pitching in tonight, Jamie's latest recruit, Maxim Chamberlain Norman.
04:43There's not much thing that scared me right.
04:46Oh, look at this guy.
04:50Wow.
04:51But you never know if there's a transport that's going to come and not going to break.
04:57Whoa.
04:59Safely in position.
05:02Got to make sure she lines up.
05:04They move quickly.
05:06Stop.
05:08Bring it back a little.
05:09Whoop.
05:10To hook up.
05:13And get off the highway.
05:15Okay, stop.
05:17Yeah, now go up a bit.
05:20Yeah, there you go.
05:22I'm good on my side.
05:24Me too.
05:25Yeah, it's going to be a tricky, tricky haul.
05:27With the wreck loaded up.
05:29Put the straps on.
05:31Yep.
05:33Ratchet straps.
05:34Lock it down.
05:37You're good on your side.
05:38We are good to go.
05:40We are good to go.
05:42Utility truck in tow.
05:45Jamie will escort Mark's wrecker against the flow of traffic to the nearest turnaround.
05:53We got a little bit of a scary thing here to back up in traffic.
05:57Okay.
05:57Oncoming drivers.
05:59Okay, so you're going to follow me and back up and stay over that side.
06:02Continue to race by at over 100 kilometers an hour.
06:07Keep my lights off until I get to the other side.
06:09Yeah.
06:09Until you go to make the right turn.
06:11Okay.
06:11Okay.
06:13There's a fairly tricky maneuver to do what we're doing here.
06:16This isn't something we do every day.
06:19Well, I've never done this way before.
06:22You ready to go there, Mark?
06:24Yep.
06:25Okay, we're leaving now.
06:28It's a very scary feeling going the opposite way on traffic.
06:34Good morning.
06:36Good luck.
06:38Good luck.
06:54Lots of compacted snow now.
06:57400 kilometers northeast.
07:00They're flipping a little bit.
07:03Near Revelstoke, BC.
07:06I heard there was a big wreck.
07:10The visibility is not great.
07:13A Benz towing 50 ton hurdles along Highway 1.
07:18With lead operator, Mike Topperchak.
07:22This section of highway is going to be a little bit foggy at times.
07:25That doesn't help matters.
07:27It's been a busy night up here tonight.
07:30Highway crew is trying to keep up.
07:31But there's only so much you can do on a day like this.
07:34Every available hand is out, making sure the highway stays open.
07:38Mike is the operations manager for the day-to-day functions in Revelstoke.
07:44Very focused, highly skilled.
07:47Definitely the right guy.
07:52Just ahead.
07:58A refrigeration trailer knocked clean off its hitch.
08:03How the heck do you do that?
08:17Gets well in the ditch.
08:19Gets well in the ditch.
08:22So...
08:22Mike!
08:23Let's see here.
08:26Gets a peek at the trailer's frozen goods.
08:31French fries.
08:36This thing's probably right off.
08:38But we also need to get that cargo salvaged as quickly as possible,
08:41especially with a perishable load like this.
08:44While he waits for an unload crew,
08:49the highway's foreman is determined to clear the tractor.
08:54Their job is to make sure that the road is flowing
08:56as freely and smoothly as possible.
09:00And we're in obstruction on that road right now.
09:03Okay, ready to start pulling here.
09:11Mike winches with a line to the tractor's frame.
09:18But the rear axles...
09:20Not really great, eh?
09:22...are deep in the ditch.
09:24As I'm pulling, I'm watching how the wreck's reacting.
09:27I need to put down and re-rig somewhere better to get a better angle.
09:31That's going to be a little bit of a head-scratcher.
09:34Put into an ugly lip.
09:39It's, uh, it's not pretty.
09:41On Highway 1 near Revelstoke,
09:45Mike from Ben's towing adds a second line...
09:49Yeah, that'll work.
09:50...to dislodge a mangled wreck.
09:59I'm going to try and bring the tractor up without bending or breaking the frame.
10:03Right now, the problem's just going to be getting it to the road in one piece.
10:08Swapping a line to the far side...
10:13...makes for a more gentle lift.
10:16It's all pretty good for a buggered-up unit.
10:20...and Mike's quick thinking...
10:25...gets the damaged unit back on the road.
10:28Perfect.
10:29They don't usually get folded up quite this bad.
10:33But his tractor troubles are just getting started.
10:37There's no really good way to tow a twisted truck like this.
10:41It's not really much choice.
10:44How am I going to pick this up?
10:47Two mangled up.
10:49There's a lot of loose pieces, a lot of loose trim, loose plastic.
10:53There you go.
10:55In this case, the frame is also bent and cracked.
10:58My biggest concern right now is that if we go down the road, that crack will get worse.
11:03And we'll end up with us dropping the wreck on the highway.
11:07Adding to the pressure, highways authorities urgently want the blocked lane clear.
11:16This needs to be off the road.
11:20So we're going to truss it up the best way we can to take it away.
11:27Right there.
11:30With a 10-kilometer drive back to home base...
11:33Perfect.
11:36Oh, yeah, let's see if that's going to hold it.
11:37Mike does what he can with the chains he's got.
11:42Are you taking it to your yard, or are you just going to dump it at the pull-out?
11:45No, I'll come to the yard.
11:46If I can pick it up here and it rolls, it's going to keep going.
11:49I'm not stopping.
11:53Let's see if that's another one.
11:56Now his improvised rigging will be put to the test.
12:03I don't like that.
12:05Any guy in this business likes his twisted metal, likes a puzzle.
12:08And this one is no different.
12:10Watch your toes.
12:20I think that was the frame letting go.
12:23Oh, boy, that's a mess.
12:29Four and a half hours southwest.
12:31Okay, we're leaving now.
12:33On Highway 1 through Hope.
12:35It's nice!
12:37Jamie and his team.
12:38It does play on your nerves.
12:41Are extracting a disabled utility truck.
12:45I can't do a three-point turn on the highway, so I have to come up the highway the wrong
12:50way to get him off the road.
12:53Now this is where it gets kind of dangerous.
12:56With Jamie in the guide truck, Mark's wrecker will tow the wreck half a kilometer against traffic, crossing at a
13:06nearby turnaround.
13:09We're good.
13:35We're good.
13:37We're like,gendeine.
13:37Problems here.
13:39Jamie leads the way in reverse.
13:43It's the scariest part right here.
13:45This is the kind of job that puts the hair up in the back of your neck.
13:49You have to have all these moving parts there.
13:51Everything has to work just perfectly.
13:55another semi coming
13:58it's the person who's not paying attention that scares me the most
14:03here's a guy here right now waiting for a break in traffic driving a million miles an hour doesn't
14:09slow down as they approach the turnaround there's a car coming right now mark picks his window as
14:17soon as that vehicle goes we go and crosses over okay go go come on baby
14:29but the 40-foot combined unit overshoots the turnaround and risks being hit if it has to
14:39reverse he shouldn't have done a wider turn hard right hard right come on come on come on
14:50you got her at last mark pulls back into the flow of traffic
14:58now i'm a normal truck driving on the highway
15:02we got the job done perfect see how touchy that was the moment that he's across in the right way
15:10in
15:10traffic i'm happy my stress level drops right then and there you gotta love that amazing right
15:18risky business but it's done
15:21have a good night now
15:24merry christmas
15:29near revelstoke on highway one
15:31i think that was the frame letting go
15:33mike is struggling to hook on to attract her in rough shape this is definitely one of the more
15:40twisted ones i've seen in a while they don't usually bend the frame that way
15:48worry about dropping on the way there
15:53actually you know what we're gonna put it down and rework this i'm not at all happy with that
15:58adjusting his rigging
16:01awesome
16:04i trust this up enough that it might
16:06might maybe hold
16:09mike reinforces the frame with a chain binder
16:12it's gonna hold together or it's gonna cut itself apart for us one of the two
16:15for the 10 kilometer trek to the yard
16:19we want to bring it up in one piece
16:20rather than have it break on the way up
16:24okay watch yourselves
16:27the re-rig with the chain binder
16:31holds
16:33so we can shut down westbound and i'll slow crawl down the hill
16:36and with a sign off from the highway foreman
16:39yeah i cleared that one up really quick
16:42mike
16:42we're gonna roll out of here
16:44is ready to go
16:48that's what they do to westbound hold
16:52you're just gonna want to watch out when i go by
16:53because i'm not sure how stable this thing is
16:56the name of the game is to get the road open
16:58so push pull or drag she's leaving
17:03the first mangled piece
17:06oh it's still on there
17:07is headed to the yard
17:08any recovery is a good recovery right
17:11everyone's a challenge and everyone's a little bit different
17:14this one's a little different
17:16but with the trailer still on its side
17:19that's a bit of a mess
17:21the job is far from over
17:24done for the night
17:32frosted right up
17:33ten kilometers east of revelstoke
17:37haven't cleared that thing yet
17:39on highway one
17:42no
17:43last night's sideways semi-trailer
17:46awaits recovery
17:48not in good shape
17:53here to prep the scene
17:54a ben's towing one ton
17:57all right
17:58and an operator
17:59hailing from the other side of the globe
18:02give it a go
18:03max mitchell
18:06i'm 28
18:07and originally from new zealand
18:09i'm an engineer back home
18:11came over here to holiday
18:14and there was this job available
18:16and three days later i had a job
18:19plan here is just basically get the bogeys out of the way
18:26earlier today
18:28an offload crew
18:29emptied the load of french fries
18:32it must have taken them all day to unload that trailer
18:37now
18:37taking your grab on both axles
18:40yeah
18:40only the offload company's owner
18:43bill bremner remains
18:49you've never done one of these
18:51not one of these
18:51no
18:53when you're starting out
18:54you don't really know the limits of the truck
18:56it's going to be the strongest i think
18:58i don't think it's going to slide too much
19:01so you're sort of being thrown into it
19:05using doubled up winch lines from his one ton
19:10max tries to peel the axles away from the trailer
19:14you might have to rotate the back end around
19:17but something
19:20is catching
19:21it's all there for a second bud
19:23sure
19:24the front end of the bogeys is digging into the frame rail
19:27which is kind of stopping this corner from coming over
19:31luckily for max
19:32bill
19:33still has his offload excavator on site
19:40free now
19:43that'll work better
19:46a gentle nudge
19:48and the bogeys
19:52there you go
19:53are free
19:55alright
19:55from the eight foot ditch
20:01that looked well
20:03went pretty smoothly in all honesty
20:06with the bogeys out
20:08max faces the real challenge
20:11like okay you've got that stuck down there
20:16how are you going to get that out
20:34you've got a good dump up here
20:42in the mountains near colonna
20:44they put the car out to try to get in and wreck your anger
20:51a reliable towing
20:5350 ton ventures far from home base
20:56road trip
20:57with john dodds
20:59on a solo mission
21:01a little bit more snuffier than i thought there would be actually
21:04i love working by myself
21:07i am a team player but sometimes it's just better to be in charge of the scene yourself
21:12i had about four people try to tell me that i'm going to need a rotator for this job and
21:17i don't feel i'm going to
21:22i'm not too sure what the back road's going to be like up here
21:26just off the highway
21:27on a private back road
21:33a 30 foot camper
21:35hangs on a river's edge
21:37you just never know what you're going to show up to man
21:41we're going to have quite the adventure today
21:50john
21:53is greeted by the owner
21:55it's going to be home until you build something up here
21:57yeah
21:57who plans to live in the camper
22:00while building an off-grid home
22:04she almost went in the creek
22:05we were towing fifth wheel up the hill here
22:08and she just started spinning
22:10and then just slid right back
22:13this is his home it's his livelihood
22:15thank god it only went where it did right
22:18we got to try to get this out in one piece
22:22but before john can get to work
22:24he barely fits
22:26he must find a way to get his eight foot wide record to the other side
22:32i gotta lift the trailer over out of my way
22:35and then i can get around it
22:38john's only option
22:40i gotta try to get up into this tree here
22:43is to get resourceful
22:46by your right foot there's a nub
22:48your knees basically on it
22:49yeah right there
22:51i like doing these back road recoveries with limited room
22:56it gives you the ability to show off your skill a little bit more
22:59yeah so basically i gotta get to here so
23:02hell yeah you gotta
23:04most of the time
23:06you would think of a tree being in your way as an obstacle
23:13i pride myself on making sure i can get something done
23:16using my head and thinking outside the box
23:1920 feet up the tree
23:21oh that was my leverage
23:26oh bye
23:27john rigs a snatch block to redirect his winch line
23:34there you are
23:38that's right more risk more reward
23:40i couldn't work in an office
23:43by rigging snatch blocks to trees
23:46john will direct his pole from the opposite side
23:50clearing the way for his wrecker
23:55okay pull a bit
23:56see what happens
23:57with remote control in hand
23:59this tree's a little thin
24:03and a safety line to the owner's truck
24:05to stop the camper from sliding into the river
24:10watch your head and stuff there
24:11oh yeah
24:12john tightens up
24:30john's sequence of snatch blocks
24:34there's a shift
24:35there it is
24:36does the trick
24:37okay i can get around that now
24:40if it looks good it looks good you know
24:43okay i'll back up
24:47john's 50 ton squeezes through
24:51you can do anything with a straight stick
24:53that you can with a rotator
24:55just takes more use of your brain
25:01the hard part's still ahead of us here
25:07oh i actually hit the rock hard
25:08the home on wheels took a hit going in
25:12oh yeah
25:13it's bent right up almost into the floor
25:16and one wrong move
25:18could turn the rescue into a write-off
25:21you don't gotta go far
25:23oh
25:24it's down hung up on a large section of riprap rock
25:29if i just run a low line across
25:31it's just gonna rip the whole bottom out of this trailer
25:35rather than winching
25:36about eight inches
25:37john reaches out with his underlift
25:41sheet in there
25:45moment of sketchiness
25:46booming up gives him lift
25:51crackling
25:53but as he pulls in
25:56as a tow company
26:00oh
26:01we are held responsible for any damages that we do to people's units
26:07i like the sounds of that
26:12crockland
26:13in the hills southeast of colonna
26:18this is gonna be the sketchy sketchy part
26:20an off-grid camper rescue
26:23a little dodgy
26:25is banking
26:27sounds crunching
26:28on john dodd's underlift
26:32what i am worried about is all the noise i'm hearing
26:35up at the front tongue of the trailer
26:38to be someone's actual home
26:40especially with how fragile these things are
26:43it's very important we get this out in one piece
26:45just keep an eye on this little crack
26:52what's happening is we're getting a bite into this rock here
26:55i want to add more of a lift
27:00yeah i'll go one on this side and one on that side
27:03so we got to get really creative
27:07needs a little extra pull
27:12with his underlift still attached
27:15john will run lines to trees
27:17on either side of his wrecker
27:19routing them to the camper's rear axles
27:23to overcome the rocky bank
27:29all righty
27:31let's see how this goes for us
27:33loading his lines
27:40john
27:41puts his winches to work
27:45yeah she's coming
27:48how's that tree holding
27:51she's
27:52putting quite a bit of weight on that
27:55yeah i know shifting
28:08okay moment of truth
28:14we don't do if it doesn't work for john dodds
28:21yeah we're good we're out
28:26this one looks good
28:32you fared pretty good bud
28:33to everyone's relief
28:35as big as those boulders are
28:38that were underneath it
28:40the damage is minimal
28:42the story ended really well
28:44i was actually getting really worried about it there for a second
28:48relaxing his grip
28:50john offers a courtesy tow
28:53feels great
28:55i took some creativity and a lot of teamwork from both our parts
28:59to where the owner will live
29:02while he builds his new home
29:07you're a good man john
29:09no problem my friend
29:10good man
29:10he came in with the expectation damage was going to get done
29:14saved my camper
29:17and seeing that very little was done
29:19has definitely got him feeling good
29:22definitely not no rotator job though
29:28i feel good to be able to help
29:35they were on the highway
29:36four and a half hours northeast
29:39a single way
29:41a Ben's towing 50 ton returns to the scene
29:46hey mike are you on this channel
29:49i'm on this channel
29:50yeah
29:50with mike
29:53that looks like i went pretty quick and easy
29:56back to help finish what he started
30:00sometimes jobs are quick
30:01some of these jobs like this can just turn into a marathon
30:07headed eastbound when it lost traction
30:10the semi-trailer caught an edge
30:14and broke free from its tractor
30:19one for you one for me
30:21i think you can probably just go off the bumper there that'll be enough
30:24okay do you want me high or low
30:26low
30:27with greenhorn max hooking to the rear
30:31mike hooks the front
30:35perfect
30:35working inside a single lane
30:38the shoulder on this particular stretch is measured in feet
30:41and not very many of them
30:44they must make use
30:47of every inch
30:48am i still inside the line
30:50you're good
30:52i'm gonna get ahead of you here
30:53and then let you do your end
30:55max has been a very good student
30:57for his time here
30:58yeah i got a puppy
30:59this is gonna be a bit of a challenge for him
31:02but i know he's up to it
31:04alternating between mike's 50 ton
31:06okay we'll let you catch up
31:08and max's one ton
31:10well on
31:21they bring the trailer up
31:23as far as they can
31:25we'll stop there
31:26in their cramped workspace
31:28okay freewheel your line
31:30and we'll wait for traffic control
31:34but to get it fully out of the ditch
31:39they'll need to shut down a second lane
31:44we're taking this lane only
31:45so cut yourself hard over when you come ahead
31:50okay
31:50holding traffic
31:52we're going to one lane
31:53all yours
31:55with a critical route
31:57down to a single alternating lane
32:00that's good
32:01that's good right there
32:05okay go ahead start pulling
32:06i'll keep up
32:08mike kicks it into high gear
32:10highway one is the main commercial corridor
32:14between bc interior and the rest of canada
32:16keep rolling
32:17and they obviously they want to have us cleared and gone as soon as possible
32:21what's the hold up
32:23one lane only
32:31east of revelstoke
32:35a tricky trailer recovery
32:38as the trans canada highway
32:40down to one lane
32:46mike and max
32:50bring her right to your under reach
32:53heave hold
32:54good just hold it i'm going to pull
32:56to bring a toppled trailer
32:58back on pavement
33:00the goal is to do this with minimal traffic instructions
33:06that's going like it
33:11there she's touching down you
33:15that'll work she's sitting flat
33:17okay max you can set her down get out of there
33:21the trap can go through
33:23max clears his record
33:26looks like we're moving
33:28and the backlog on highway one
33:32is released
33:34nice guy
33:35now we're loading it up and getting out of here
33:40but towing the trailer away
33:42is not an option
33:43we're going to land off the trailer
33:45because it's on its side
33:46and there's no wheels left
33:48and the tilting trailer
33:52don't break it
33:54needs a little help
33:58see if the excavator will give it a little bit of a push
34:01the excavator is a handy little piece of equipment
34:03it's got the blade it can push things
34:06ready
34:06yeah
34:10watch that front corner max
34:12let me know when it's up over the first axle
34:20the extra muscle from bill's excavator
34:27pushes the trailer
34:28pushes the trailer all the way
34:31on deck
34:32enough
34:34enough
34:35it's up
34:36coming over
34:38still plenty to learn
34:40but yeah i think we're in a pretty
34:42pretty good place
34:43and team reliable's
34:45ben's towing
34:46oh yeah
34:48i'd call that a load
34:50takes the win
34:52okay i'm out of here
34:54the recovery plan went well
34:55the highway's open
34:56and everybody's happy
34:58they got it all cleaned up
35:00mike's built a very good team in revelstoke
35:02he managed it all
35:03and i'm very proud of him
35:06that's amazing
35:11500 kilometers southwest
35:13well gentlemen
35:14santa came early
35:15in the fraser valley
35:17merry christmas
35:20aggressive towing
35:22so if you want to use this table
35:26is decking the halls
35:28today we have our sixth annual tow truck toy run
35:32every year it gets a little bit bigger
35:35collecting toys for kids in need
35:39jason davis's daughters
35:41matia davis
35:42and jasmine lewis
35:44are aiming to outdo their previous toy runs
35:48this year we actually had the military reach out to us
35:51and they wanted to participate
35:52so they are here today
35:54sometimes you don't know how they're going to top it
35:55but they come up with these ideas
35:57it makes us strive to want to keep doing it
35:59and making it bigger and better every single year
36:02this year making a surprise first time appearance
36:07it could be mrs claus
36:09incognito
36:10jamie davis
36:13you look funny too
36:14and his wife and business partner
36:17sherry
36:19in past years i've been out of town
36:21or working or somewhere
36:23i'm here this year
36:24i'm going to hang out there for the day
36:26and enjoy it
36:31howdy
36:33hi
36:33see merv i wanted to be like you
36:35you want to compare
36:36the whole towing industry puts in
36:38a big effort to throw this on
36:40and just to watch
36:41how many people turn up
36:43and all the items we get for donation
36:45is incredible
36:46i got more of a beard like him
36:49it feels great
36:50and everybody's lovely
36:52lots of new faces
36:54and lots of old dudes
36:56the thing is itchier than heck
36:57you want to try it jess
36:58no thanks
36:59try it off
37:00no just a little
37:00come on
37:01how are you
37:02good good
37:03i actually enjoy just talking to the guys that you know there
37:06we don't really see each other as much as you would think
37:08because everybody's busy doing their thing
37:10this is my main man right here
37:13every year i say this but
37:14every year it's true
37:15you think it'll fit you
37:17okay around the years
37:19yeah
37:19yeah you gotta be down
37:20down a bit
37:21i'm sorry
37:22i'm so impressed with the ability to bring the industry together
37:25there you go
37:29convoy's almost here
37:32finally it's the main event
37:35a christmas convoy
37:39merry christmas
37:43look at all the people
37:45and a strangely familiar guest of honor
37:48welcome to the toy run
37:58at aggressive towing
38:02there we go
38:06the sixth annual christmas toy drive is underway
38:12and with over 50 tow trucks from across bc
38:15wow that's a lot of trucks
38:18it's their biggest
38:22and brightest to date
38:24all of us in the industry i think take pride in that
38:27it shows their dedication to helping people
38:31there's the army look at that
38:34it's even caught the attention
38:36all the kids
38:37of the big man himself
38:39i feel like i need some hairspray
38:44jasmine tia
38:45i've known those girls since
38:48like that
38:49and
38:51i'm very proud to see them
38:53take the initiative
38:55to organize this whole
38:57toy run
38:59how are you today
39:01you're so cute
39:02all they got to do is walk up with a good fresh chocolate chip cookie
39:06and they're in
39:08after six years of toy runs
39:11being able to see the trailer fold up is definitely a rewarding feeling
39:15santa will be leaving with his heaviest haul yet
39:19it helped shed a better light on the toying industry as a whole
39:23it's kind of inspirational to see all these tow truck guys come together and help santa out
39:27what's your name
39:28it's all for a good cause
39:30for me to be able to go this year was a good thing
39:35there you are
39:37merry christmas
39:41this is definitely no holiday
39:44about 600 kilometers north
39:47i don't want to be here for christmas
39:48i gotta be at home
39:50near quenelle bc
39:54a tough luck lumber hauler
39:56as rob barber
39:57and kyle langwa
39:59from auto
40:02this is new
40:03working the holidays
40:05tighten up
40:08it's hard because
40:09someone's got to work christmas day
40:11christmas eve
40:16every tow truck operator's wish
40:19at the end of a season
40:20is probably a little vacation
40:22time
40:23are you as happy as i am to see that come up
40:26but we're the only ones that are out there to keep the traffic flowing
40:30the super heavy super bees back on the road
40:35with an improvised two wrecker tow-up
40:47but despite being on the clock
40:50does he look better like that or like this
40:53the team back at the auto yard
40:56like that does their best to brighten the holiday spirits
41:01is there any more lights in
41:03our days
41:04our days during the wintertime are short
41:06so it's nice when you see the lights light up the yard
41:11good afternoon auto
41:13kim speaking
41:14it's hard right
41:15it's a festive season
41:17everybody wants time off to do stuff
41:19and you don't always get it
41:27but the following morning
41:29beautiful sunny day
41:32so what kind of tree we're going to look for today girls
41:35i want one that's soft
41:37on a rare day off
41:40kyle's on a special mission with his family
41:43you don't want a pokey one
41:45no they hurt
41:46they're all going to be pokey
41:48yeah
41:48every christmas time now
41:50we go out and we get a real tree
41:52oh wait
41:53that one
41:53that one
41:54that one
41:54that one's nice
41:55that one's nice
41:56okay let's go take a look
42:00we found the tree
42:01think it'll fit
42:02yeah
42:03hopefully
42:04i actually look forward to these and enjoy them
42:07because they don't happen a lot
42:10more throttle
42:11there you go
42:13i want it
42:16doesn't really matter what the tree looks like
42:18it's a family event
42:19it grows memories for everybody coming out and doing this
42:21up and over
42:23that's hard
42:24today's haul
42:26we got a tree
42:27is the kind of job every toman wants
42:31heading into the holidays
42:33it's kind of nice to be able to stop
42:36ready girls
42:36yep
42:37and make the best of it for the short amount of time that i do get off
42:42can we get another Christmas tree
42:44go on to the basement
42:50next time
42:51on highway through hell
42:53supposed to be three or four semi trucks
42:56lumber mayhem
42:57damn
42:58causes carnage
43:00on the coke
43:01ambulance needs to get bought
43:03smells like chickens
43:05a farmer in the ditch
43:06it's like a smorgasbord of wreck
43:08has aggressive
43:09on the line
43:12and alexis shows jamie
43:15this is the biggest thing i've ever chose
43:17how it's done
43:18quite the way it's done
43:20okay
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